The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-31

Dickinson has returned to Boston, Mass.
Tracy L. Jeifords is TO remain
another year as professor in Buchtel Col
lege, Akron, Ohio. 60 Henry j. Martin
has lately had a severe attack from an old
time difficulty and has been confined to the
bed some days. - Mrs. Calista r. Childs
and Mrs. Lana 7. Jocko, daughters of Mr.
Daniel Townsend, and now of Lowell, Mass.
are visiting relatives here in town. -
The latest marvel we have seen is an arti-
fetal palate, made by our ingenious ex-
townsman, DIR. j. c. Briggs of Barre. IL is
attached to an upper plate of teeth and
works well, the patient being enabled by it
to articulate perfectly. The doctor tells us
that certain city dentist charges from $500
to $500 for such a job. Persons with hare
lips, and, for want of a palate, unable to talk
plainly, 1t is said can get just the help they
need in this way. We should suppose DIR.
Briggs skill would now be in demand in
this direction. - Our young townsman,
III. w. Scott, a son of g. w. Scott, has
an apiary that he is greatly interested
in We were interested, the other day,
in listening to him and seeing some OF
the results of his work. He has just pur-
chased separator " for extracting honey
from the comb, samples of which we tasted
and could not but pronounce delicious. He
is getting the experience incident to the
learning of any new business, but is moving
forward, hoping to win. - We think it
is hard matter to convince a majority of
persons thoroughly familiar with both the
East and the West that the latter does not
offer greater pecuniary inducements than the
former to the average man. We have more
than once temized facts that have come to
us of success achieved in the West by men
unsuccessful in earlier life, and which, we
think, the East would likely never have
given them. We have just been told of a
rich pecunlary success that has come to u
Vermonter C<nown to some of our towns
folk after the age of fifty. 1t came in u way,
too, not uncommon in the West, but rare in
Vermont at this day. In fact this is but one
OF two similar successes lately reported to
| us on excellent authority. - A lady in
the West writes one here of the mercury at
| one hundred six degrees in the shade. -
! Friends of nee Miss Violetta Hibbard, now
of Vineland, n j., will be sorry to hear she
has been very poorly in body since last win
! ter. - The scattered Wiliamstown ac-
quantances of their old school-fellow, Rev.
p. b. Fisk, formerly of Waitsfied and now
of Mount Dora, Florida, will be saddened
to know of his seriously impaired health,
with small prospect of any permanent help.
- 1t is most earnestly hoped that every
one in town interested in such work will do
what he or she can to aid in the work to be
begun here next Sabbath by Evangelist A
l.. Parsons at the Congregational church. In
the fullest and best sense they are desired
to be union services. Let all who will come
and invite their friends and acquaintance
W w tilt SAINT. lie ltdTlleSJ WtlCO1Dt Will
await all corners. - William Carnes Of
Barre has of late been working up bowl
ders in David Gales pasture, in the north
east corner of the town. These powders
are very numerous along the east line of oul
town. - Miss Anna NJ. Benedict, we
hear, will open her select school on Wednes
day of this week. with the prospect o.
twenty or more pupils. - The copious
rains of last week were followed by weather
so cool that overcoats and fires for few
days were not amiss - DIR. George r
Maloy of Glencoe, Mimi, arrived last Thurs
day. just now he is visiting friends in OF
about Montpelier. He will remain here
week or two longer. - Last Sabbath tn,
Congregationalsts took collection of ovel
S24 for foreign missions. They had previ
ously taken a like sum for home mission,
this year. - Friends will congratulate,
DIR. Edward p. Bailey and wife (lee Mis-
Matte Abbott, now of Oneida, n. Y, OIL
the recent birth of a daughter - TIL,
town meeting on Monday afternoon passed
off quietly. A paper from ex-Governo
Smith was read, pledging the Central Yer
mont railroad to extend the road from BARR
to this place not later than the month o
June, 1888, if the proposition therein sub
United should be accepted. By vote o
one hundred thirty-eight to ffty-two it wa
accepted. 1t is expected there will be NJ
trouble in getting enough of the grand lis
and taxpayers to insure the beginning o
the work at once. - A little child o
George Emerson was so badly scalded OIL
Monday it was feared it could not live
- A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert o. Smith July 26; weight, ten pounds